bsmphilly.com Topics: italian cuisinehttp://www.bsmphilly.com/topics/italian-cuisine/?utm_medium=RSS2014-08-27T19:50:49+00:00Back to school recipes2014-08-27T19:50:49+00:00Donna Zitter Bordelonhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/aug/27/back-school-recipes/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Across the city, the hum of air conditioners has ceased, as has the sound of splashing water in the pools. Neighborhoods have grown quiet. On the horizon, you can see it coming ever so cautiously down the street. The mere sight of it strikes terror in young hearts while at ...World Cup Calimari2014-06-25T17:57:36+00:00Donna Zitter Bordelonhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/jun/25/world-cup-calimari/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Not quite Latin American cuisine, Brazilian food is a blend of European, African, Native Indian and Japanese influences. Brazil&rsquo;s national beverage is coffee, and its most popular cocktail is the Caipirinha, made from cachaca (Brazilian rum), lime and sugar. Brazilian cuisine has yet to have its moment in the sun ...South Philly Stromboli2014-01-02T17:46:11+00:00Donna Zitter Bordelonhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/jan/2/south-philly-stromboli/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>&ldquo;I think I was born with a rolling pin in my hand,&rdquo; I declared as I wielded the instrument of flat destruction across the pizza dough, flattening the lump into one, very thin cover for a Stromboli extraordinaire. We were making a Stromboli -- my sister-in-law, Denise, and me. It ...Garlic and Oil / Broccoli Rabe2013-10-30T20:12:06+00:00Donna Zitter Bordelonhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/oct/30/garlic-and-oil-broccoli-rabe2/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Little did I know what fate and destiny would conspire to cook up for me when my car found its way to a strange, lone house on a barren hilltop &ndash; the address my editor gave me to cover a Halloween masquerade food party.</p> <p>&ldquo;Get the scoop,&rdquo; he told me.</p> ...Let’s start with tomatoes and cheese2013-09-04T19:23:33+00:00Donna Zitter Bordelonhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/sep/4/lets-start-tomatoes-and-cheese2/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Hello, Northeast Philly readers. Welcome to my kitchen! Come in, sit down, stay a while and let&rsquo;s talk about good food.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s been some time since I last wrote the weekly food column for the Northeast Times, and although I haven&rsquo;t been writing about food in the Times, I certainly ...Pizza recipes squared away2013-08-28T20:32:48+00:00Angela Shelf Medearishttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/aug/28/pizza-recipes-squared-away2/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>I was planning dinner and thinking about how I could transform some leftover, grilled chicken sausages and bell peppers into another meal. Then it hit me: Pizza! Dinner dilemma solved. I decided to slice the sausages, chop up the peppers, combine them with some mild salsa and cheeses, and use ...Grow your own pizza garden2013-05-22T12:36:00+00:00Angela Shelf Medearishttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/may/22/7371-grow-your-own-pizza-garden.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>When most people think about planting a garden in the spring, they think about the fresh vegetables they will be eating all summer. While vegetables are packed with good nutrients, a garden provides many other benefits as well. This year, make planting and tending a garden a family affair, and ...Smash-and-grab burglar hits Northeast stores2011-06-15T11:33:00+00:00Northeast Times Staffhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2011/jun/15/3224-smash-and-grab-burglar-hits-northeast-stores.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The Roosevelt Boulevard corridor in the Far Northeast has become a magnet for smash-and-grab-style commercial burglars in recent days, according to Philadelphia police.</p> <p>Detectives have released a surveillance photo of an unknown man who they believe committed at least three of the crimes and is suspected in five others.</p> <p>There ...